Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-11

Subject Of Discussion 1t tho Presbyterian
Church Last Night.


the Presbyterian Church last night. in
which the pastor said
Goethe says "A usless life Is prema-
ture death" If that be so in the work of
the world, it Is true also in the Lords
work
Carlyle says that work is escape from
evil. When we know that the busy man
is troubled by one devil while the idle
man is tormented by a thousand, we see
that work is escape from evil. If temp
tations are many and great, there is no
better way to escape them than to be en-
gagged In the Lords work
Ruskin compares work TO ''the doorway
into good If it be the entrance into all
that is beautiful and noble in the world,
how much more Is this true that the Lord 8
work is entrance into purity and excel.
lence here upon the earth, and the into
heaven at last
A great many people who acknowledge
the benefits of work for Christ, fail to
find a place to labor But without speak
ing particularly of church work, which
employs many willing hands, we may say
in general, that there is work for the
christian weherevcr he finds ignorance,
or suffering, or sorrow, or sin. None of
us need 90 far away from our own homes
to find one or all of these Indeed, there
are not many families that are free from
the effects of these. In the homes of in
tclligence and piety we find sickness and
bereavement In many other homes we
find all these in their worst form.
Then the time for work is now, this
very day. Hannah More had just entered
upon scheme TO bring great benefit TO
| many around her. when she wrote to Will
berforce in the following words For
the night cometh; and it Is comfort to
think, that though l may be dust and
ashes in few weeks, yet by that time,
this business will be in actual motion. =
Said DIR. Archibald Alexander, "Wher-
ever a door is open, we ought to make
haste to cause the truth to enter" 1t is
not often that God gives man a second
| opportunity to perform particular act.
Ii we will not do the duty as 1t presents
itself, it is altogether likely that we will
never have the opportunity to do that par
ticular duty. Hence the importance of
performing duty as 1t presents Itself, is
clear. By doing our duty we become a
help and comfort to others, How many
are looking for the kind word and the
kind act from the christian. How many
are stimulated to be earnest in effort by
the example of the devoted christian.
One of the resolutions of Jonothan Ed
wards was, ''to live with all my might
while do live" No one could live with
such an example before him without be-
ing influenced by it. And so the earnest,
devoted life Of the christian is awakening
and stimulating men to effert everywhere.
If we live consecrated lives, others will
have reason to thank God that we have
lived. We ought to have the fixed, the
settled purpose to be of use in the world.
We ought to resolve, that with Gods
grace assisting, we will lead souls to
Christ.
Then we ought to enter upon the work
of our Lord with certain feelings. One
is edrnestlaess So. devoted was Charles
Kingsley, that 1t was said of him !: "He
seemed 10 live three days while other men
were living one. John Wesley wrote
My brother Charles, amid the difficulties
of our early ministry, used to say, If the
Lord would give me wings, would fly.
used to answer, If the Lord bid me fly,
| would trust him for the wings. Geo.
Fox used TO say that every good Quaker
was expected to shake the country for ten
miles around. These remarks show what
| an influence an earnest life may have.
Another feeling we should have in our
work for Christ is lore. 1t was love that
brought Christ into the world 1t ought
to prompt all his followers in all the work
they do for his kingdom. In imitation
of him we ought to do our work. Then
many of us know in our own experiences
the wants and sorrows of others. Let us
feel for them in their distresses, and thus
seek to win them to Christ. Then anoth-
er feeling we should have is trust in
Christ. What a useful life was lived by
Mr.. Muller, who tells his own story in a
book that he has.published. How he trust
ed in God for the helps he needed in the
great work in which he was engaged, and
how wonderfully he was aided. So in
the great work in which we are engaged,
let us trust God and seek his glory. Let
us not rest in our own strength, but IN the
strength of the Lord. Let us not seek
our own glory, but let us seek to honor
the Master whom we serve. Let us put
the crown upon his head, and crown him
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